Clueless is a 1995 American comedy film loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel, Emma. It is set in Beverly Hills and a nearby high school. It was written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin. The film was released in the United States on July 19, 1995. The film stars Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy.
The film spun off a television show and a series of books.
Cher, a high school student in Beverly Hills, must survive the ups and downs of adolescent life. Her external demeanor at first seems superficial, but rather it hides her wit, charm, and intelligence which help her to deal with relationships, friends, family, school, and the all-important teenage social life.
Cher is rich, pretty, blonde, popular and knows how to talk anyone into doing just about anything. When she can't get a teacher to give her a better grade, she and her friend Dion match him up with another teacher to make him happier... and maybe a but laxer on his expectations. When a girl named Tai transfers to Cher's school, she and Dion give her a makeover and attempt to find her a boyfriend. Cher soon realizes that she wants a boyfriend herself, but no one seems right. She goes through a spiritual makeover and realizes that there's more to life than clothes and popularity before she finds the boy of her dreams.
Cher Horowitz and her friend Dionne, two of the most popular sophomores in school, play matchmakers for two teachers. Inspired by their success, Cher takes under her wing Tai, a "clueless" transfer student. While trying to make an advantageous match for Tai, Cher attempts to find a boyfriend of her own. Several misfires take place, due to poor communication, before she finds the Baldwin of her dreams.
Cher and Dionne are best friends who live in Beverly Hills. They are popular, rich, pretty, and charming. One day, they spot a new girl at school, Tai, and decides to do a makeover on her. They are very successful, but Cher realizes that she needed a makeover herself in a spiritual way. With this makeover, she learns about caring for others, going through pain, and love.
The film stars:
· Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz (Emma Woodhouse)
· Stacey Dash as Dionne Davenport (Mrs. Weston)
· Brittany Murphy as Tai Fraiser (Harriet Smith)
· Paul Rudd as Josh Lucas (George Knightley)
· Dan Hedaya as Mel Horowitz (Henry Woodhouse)
· Elisa Donovan as Amber Mariens (Augusta Elton)
· Justin Walker as Christian Stovitz (Frank Churchill)
- Wallace Shawn as Mr. Wendell Hall (Mr. Weston)
- Twink Caplan as Ms. Geist (Anne Taylor)
- Julie Brown as Coach Millie Stoeger
- Breckin Meyer as Travis Birkenstock (Robert Martin)
- Jeremy Sisto as Elton Tiscia (Philip Elton)
- Nicole Bilderback as Summer
The film became a surprise sleeper hit of 1995, grossing well over $11 million on its opening weekend #2 behind Apollo 13, and it eventually grossed $55 million during its theatrical run. It was the 32nd highest-grossing film of 1995 and brought the then-largely unknown actress Alicia Silverstone to national and international attention.
In 2008, Entertainment Weekly selected Clueless as one of the "New Classics", a list of 100 released between 1983 and 2008, Clueless was ranked 42nd. In 2008 Entertainment Weekly named it the 19th best comedy of the past 25 years.
The following year, the producers decided to create a spinoff television series which followed the continuing adventures of Cher and her friends. Several cast members from the film went on to star in the TV program, with the notable exception of Alicia Silverstone (who went on to sign a film deal with Columbia-TriStar worth $10 million). Silverstone was replaced in the series with actress Rachel Blanchard.
- Stacey Dash reprised her role of Dionne.
- Donald Faison reprised his role of Murray.
- Elisa Donovan reprised as Amber.
- Michael Lerner (1st season) and Doug Sheehan replaced Dan Hedaya as Mel.
- David Lascher replaced Paul Rudd as Josh.
- Heather Gottlieb replaced Brittany Murphy as Tai.
- Teachers Mr. Hall, Ms. Geist, and Coach Stoeger (played by their respective actors) appeared in the series, but Coach Stoeger's last name is changed to "Diemer".
A key moment was when Cher discovered that Christian, her love interest, was actually gay, after trying to seduce him at a movie one night. She only found out the next day that he was gay, and the look on her face was too comical for words, it was a perfect example of a facial expression saying “What the hell!”
I recommend this movie to everybody, especially unmarried couples, this is suitable for young children as there are no sex scenes, violence and stuff like that.
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